Up Close & Personal with Luke Duffy

Nov 04, 2008

Luke Duffy is up next as we continue our Up Close series with
the Bobcats. A freshman from Wakefield, England, Duffy has played
all seventeen games and has started sixteen of them as a defender
for the squad. Join us as we get to know him.

1. What made you decide to come to Lees-McRae
College? The opportunity to play soccer in America and
get and education were the deciding factors.

2. What are you most looking forward to this
season? I am looking forward to playing a good standard
of soccer in America and being successful in what I do.

3. In which part of the game does your strength
lie? My strength lies in defending one-on-one.

4. What do you do to prepare yourself for
matches? I listen to music and just relax.

5. Who has had the biggest impact on your soccer
career? My parents because they have always taken me to
games and pushed me to succeed.

6. What is your favorite part about being a member of
the Bobcat soccer team? I think being a part of a good
team.

7. What personal and team goals have you set for this
season? To perform to my maximum performance and be a part
of a good winning team are my goals.

8. What is the biggest mental challenge you face on the
field? The biggest challenge I face is to overcome the
feeling when not performing well to do well.

9. Who has been the biggest role model in your life?
How? My parents…I look up to them both, and I want
to achieve my goals for them.

10. What is your idea of a perfect afternoon?
My idea of a perfect afternoon is winning the game and just having
free time.

11. If you could try something new today what would you
try and why? I would try a new position on the field to
be a striker so I had the opportunity to score goals.